Midwifery - BHSc
Full-time formats:
• 4 Year
• Post-Baccalaureate option available
Part-time format:
• First-Year Entry
Requirements:
Grades-Plus
Grade range:
75%
Faculty:
Faculty of Community Services
Experiential learning:
Placement mandatory
Is this degree for you?
Build a rewarding career providing health care to people and newborns through pregnancy, childbirth and the first weeks of life. The Midwifery degree program at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) gives you a strong foundation in both science and social science, preparing you to become a primary health-care provider. This program combines interactive learning and immersive clinical experience with over 2 years of mandatory clinical placements in communities and hospitals. You’ll learn alongside midwives and other health-care professionals, discovering how to provide respectful care focused on health justice and reproductive choice.
You’ll attend at least 60 births, including 40 as the lead health care-giver. You’ll graduate fully prepared to write the Canadian Midwifery Registration Exam and to register with the College of Midwives of Ontario.
Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents to be eligible for admission to this program. Space is limited, and previous post-secondary education is strongly encouraged.
Accreditation:
- Canadian Association for Midwifery Education
The following is a preview of first-year courses based on the available current academic Undergraduate Calendar for this program.
1st Semester
REQUIRED GROUP 1 - Gender and Women's Studies: One course from the following:
- CMN 230 Trans Studies and Communication
- ENG 602 Women's Writing
- ENG 621 Women's Texts, Global Contexts
- FNF 400 The Social Context of Human Sexuality
- FRS 502 Feminism and French Literature
- MWF 325 Birth and its Meanings
- MWF 508 Black Family Health: Decolonizing Systems
- MWF 510 Topics in African Mothering Traditions
- POL 501 Women, Power and Politics
- SOC 603 Sociology of Gender
- SOC 608 Women, Power and Change
- SOC 609 Gender and Global Human Rights
- SOC 703 Women, Power and the Global South
- SOC 885 Women, Islam and Modernity
OPEN ELECTIVE: One Open Elective
2nd Semester
REQUIRED GROUP 1 - Gender and Women's Studies: One course from the following:
- CMN 230 Trans Studies and Communication
- ENG 602 Women's Writing
- ENG 621 Women's Texts, Global Contexts
- FNF 400 The Social Context of Human Sexuality
- FRS 502 Feminism and French Literature
- MWF 325 Birth and its Meanings
- MWF 508 Black Family Health: Decolonizing Systems
- MWF 510 Topics in African Mothering Traditions
- POL 501 Women, Power and Politics
- SOC 603 Sociology of Gender
- SOC 608 Women, Power and Change
- SOC 609 Gender and Global Human Rights
- SOC 703 Women, Power and the Global South
- SOC 885 Women, Islam and Modernity
Career possibilities
- Health administrator and leader
- Health policy
- Hospitalist midwife
- Registered midwife in community practice
- Reproductive and sexual health specialist
Employer possibilities
- Community health clinics
- Government agencies
- Midwifery practice groups around the province
- Midwifery professional organizations
- Other health care organizations
Further education
- Bioethics
- Epidemiology
- Health policy
- Midwifery
- Public health
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Simulation and case-based learning
Classroom time features simulations, lab work and tutorials where you actively analyze clinical and real-world scenarios.
Continuous clinical placements
You’ll spend multiple terms working directly in clinical settings, giving you ample experience.
Interprofessional education
You’ll study and work alongside a diverse group of medical professionals, including obstetricians, neonatologists, pediatricians and lactation consultants to broaden your knowledge.
This is a Grades-Plus program. Admission decisions for Grades-Plus programs are based on academic performance plus non-academic criteria such as interviews, auditions, essays and portfolios. Your ability to follow and adhere to the requirements is part of the assessment of your application.
Academic requirements
To be considered for admission, Ontario high school students must meet the following requirements:
- Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- Completion of 6 Grade 12 U or M courses with a minimum overall average of 75%
- Completion of the following required Grade 12 U courses (minimum grade of 75% in each):
- English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
- Biology (SBI4U)
- Chemistry (SCH4U)
- One Grade 12 U/M course in Canadian and world studies or the social sciences and humanities
Note: The Midwifery Education Program (MEP) is a competitive, limited enrolment program. Over the years, very few candidates have been successful in gaining admittance directly from high school. High school graduates are encouraged to gain further college or university experience before applying.
An overall average of 75% is required for consideration. Due to competition, the average needed for admission can fluctuate each year (it depends on the number of applications received and the number of spaces available). The grade range at the top of this page represents the average required in previous years.
Academic admission requirements for all other applicants are available on the admission requirements page. If you haven’t been educated in Ontario, you may be considered with the equivalent of the Ontario requirements. TMU reserves the right to determine equivalency at its sole discretion.
In addition to meeting competitive academic requirements, you are required to submit the following non-academic requirements. Your ability to follow and adhere to the requirements is part of the assessment of your application.
Fall 2027 application and non-academic requirement submission due date: February 1, 2027.
The Midwifery form has 4 subsections:
1. Program of study preference
As an applicant, you are provided information about the different programs of study available at the TMU Midwifery Education Program (MEP). These include: 4 year full-time, 5 year part-time and 2 year Post Baccalaureate Program for Health Professionals (PBHP).
You are asked to state your preferred program of study. If you wish to be considered for the PBHP, you are required to submit a work history and additional documentation. If you are a successful applicant, you will be informed of your program of study as a part of your Offer of Admission.
2. Placement area preference
You are provided information about the 2 different TMU MEP geographical placement areas and are asked to provide your preference for your placement area. Placement areas are assigned at the time of admissions and are included in Offers of Admission.
Note: Further information about these processes can be found on the Midwifery website.
3. The Racial Equity Admissions Self-ID
The Racial Equity Admissions Self-ID is used to promote equitable representations of Black, Persons of Colour and/or racialized people in the multi mini interviews for process admission. Further information on the Racial Equity Admissions Self-ID can be found on our website: The Equity Admissions Self-ID.
4. The Indigenous Admissions Process
The Indigenous Admissions Process (IAP) is designed to counter some of the systemic disadvantages that may affect Indigenous applicants' access to the program. Further information on this process can be found on our website: The Indigenous Admissions Process. Applicants who choose to self-identify as Indigenous, First Nations, Métis, or Inuit can indicate that they wish to participate in the IAP by completing this section of the Survey.
Submission instructions
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Access your ChooseTMU Applicant Portal account.
Here’s how to access your ChooseTMU Applicant Portal account:
- Get your TMU Student Number in the email acknowledgement of your application
- Activate your TMU Online Identity. Fill in the Activation Form on the Accounts website. When asked for your Student/Applicant ID, enter your 9-digit TMU Student Number. Keep a record of your user name and password
- 24 hours after activating your TMU Online Identity, visit the ChooseTMU Applicant Portal
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Click on the button Link to eForms Centre.
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Next, click on the eForms Center tile.
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Then click on the Midwifery Form link.
Subject to competition, select candidates will be invited to participate in a personal interview. Further information about the interview process can be found on the Midwifery website.
Tuition and fees range 2026-2027
For detailed fees info, visit tuition and fees by program and costs to expect.
Full-time format:
Ontario: $7,502 - $7,985
Out-of-province: $9,335 - $9,958
Part-time format:
(One to 8 or more courses)
Ontario: $1,051 - $5,641
Out-of-province: $1,234 - $7,108
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"The [Midwifery Education Program at TMU] works to create an environment that is welcoming, safe, accessible and inclusive, with many opportunities for dialogue and self-reflection."
Laura Solis, Midwifery, Class of 2019
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Disclaimer:
While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this site, in the event of a discrepancy, TMU's current Undergraduate Calendar is the official reference.